ChelequaRom
Hatching
- Apr 26, 2015
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Does anyone remember the very large extremely aggressive white chickens that were developed in the late 60's or early 70's? There was an article partially about them in I believe Reader's Digest. They were developed by repeated hybridization/inbreeding. The article mentioned their cell size was larger than other chickens. The one I saw personally was a rooster about 2/3 to 3/4 the size of a tom turkey. It looked a lot like a white leghorn but was more robust. It could fly a little but did not gain altitude easily. It put out an eye of its owners mid size dog and spurred the owner badly in the back of his leg. The rooster met a violent end when it attacked a bird-phobic teenager that was using a sling blade. I would not be surprised if the breed was no longer in existence but I am puzzled that I can find no mention of it online.